The wanted criminal is here?!

After a short while, Liu Yan arrived in front of Liu Tianyuan. She asked, "Dad, what did you want to see me about?"

Liu Tianyuan smiled and said, "Do you remember Fang Chen, whom I told you about last time?"

Liu Yan frowned and replied impatiently, "Why are you bringing him up again? I told you, he's not good enough."

Liu Tianyuan shook his head and said, "Do you know that he showed great skill on this escort mission, saving many lives? Even Old Master Liu praised him highly."

Liu Yan's mouth opened slightly, a bit surprised. "Old Master Liu praised him highly?"

Liu Yan naturally knew Old Master Liu's temperament.

Could Fang Chen truly have some exceptional qualities to earn such praise from him?

Seeing Liu Yan's surprised expression, Liu Tianyuan smiled and continued:

"Although Fang Chen is in the Skin and Muscle Realm, his strength is not comparable to ordinary cultivators in that realm. He is among the best. Is such a person not worthy of you?"

Liu Yan raised her delicate eyebrows and asked again, "Is he really that strong?"

Liu Tianyuan smiled and nodded.

To be honest, Liu Yan was indeed a little moved. After all, Fang Chen wasn't bad-looking...

But... Liu Yan's mind suddenly flashed with the image of Young Master Li from the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School.

He was handsome and heroic, no less than Fang Chen!

Not to mention that Young Master Li was the young master of the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School, his background was completely different from a commoner like Fang Chen.

His aptitude was also top-tier, not comparable to Fang Chen's!

What if Fang Chen was strong now? Once Young Master Li broke through to the Sinew and Bone Realm, Fang Chen would have no chance against him.

Liu Yan compared Fang Chen with her ideal husband in her heart and found Fang Chen still lacking.

She smiled and said to Liu Tianyuan, "Dad, you know that each realm in the Martial Path has a significant gap."

"Although Fang Chen appears strong in the Skin and Muscle Realm, he can't break through to the Sinew and Bone Realm. What's there to boast about?"

Liu Tianyuan slammed the table in anger.

"You! You're really going to be the death of me! Do you think the Sinew and Bone Realm is so easy to reach! Why would someone in the Sinew and Bone Realm marry you! Who do you think you are!"

Liu Yan was startled and stumbled back a few steps, her eyes instantly welling up with tears.

"Are you even my father anymore..."

Hearing this, Liu Tianyuan was speechless for a long time, finally sighing deeply.

"Sigh, forget it. Just don't regret it later."

Liu Yan snorted and left directly.

Under the night sky, Fang Chen was practicing the Whirlwind Blade Technique in the courtyard.

After he returned, Father Fang and Fang Ting kept asking him questions. After confirming he had no injuries, they let it go.

They also asked about the details of the escort mission. Fang Chen answered what he could.

However, he omitted the part about encountering demonic creatures on the way, to avoid them worrying unnecessarily.

Fang Chen swung his long saber, focusing on practicing the Whirlwind Blade Technique.

But at this moment, Under the night sky, not far from the Fang family mansion, things were not peaceful.

In a corner of a muddy alley, A man and a woman were chasing a thin figure in front of them.

The thin figure looked back and cursed, "Damn it, do you have to chase so closely?! You have so many treasures in your Golden Scale Pavilion, just give me one!"

The woman chasing behind sneered, "Hmph, do you think the Golden Scale Pavilion is a place you petty thieves can enter and exit as you please? You steal something and expect to get away with it, don't count on it!"

The man beside her said, "Xu Yanfeng, stop running. It's useless no matter where you go. We've marked you with the insect scent, so we'll find you wherever you go!"

Xu Yanfeng's heart sank, and he angrily said, "No wonder how you found me! You're truly despicable and shameless!"

The two pursuers seized the opportunity to accelerate, quickly closing in on Xu Yanfeng!

Xu Yanfeng had no choice but to turn and fight back, but the attackers' offensive was too fierce, and Xu Yanfeng couldn't resist.

Soon, Xu Yanfeng sustained several wounds.

The two knew Xu Yanfeng was wearing Cloud Silkworm Silk Armor, so they specifically attacked areas outside his torso.

Xu Yanfeng's arms and thighs were bleeding profusely.

His right knee had taken a heavy blow, and his movement was already somewhat hindered.

He reached into his clothes, but his right hand was struck again!

However, he had already retrieved something from his clothes. The poison powder was suddenly scattered towards the two men, and their eyes immediately began to burn with pain!

Xu Yanfeng let out a triumphant laugh. Taking advantage of their impaired vision, he quickly made his escape.

But at this moment, Xu Yanfeng's right leg was already severely injured, and every movement sent waves of intense pain through him.

His right hand had nearly been severed by the two men, and blood was now gushing out uncontrollably.

Xu Yanfeng felt a slight dizziness, and a sense of dread washed over him!

"No, I need to find a place to deal with these wounds first. At the very least, I need to stop the bleeding, or I'll definitely die here!"

He cast his gaze towards a residence in front of him.

It was quiet inside, likely everyone was asleep.

Xu Yanfeng planned to find some clean cloth inside to bandage his wounds. Trauma medicine would be even better.

The house looked quite large, so there was a good chance they might have some trauma medicine.

Wealthy families often kept such medicine on hand.

Xu Yanfeng arrived at the gate. He pulled out a piece of wire from his clothes.

As a master thief, picking locks was a basic skill.

After picking the lock, he gently pushed the door open, trying to avoid making any noise.

Just as he thought he had succeeded, A handful of lime powder was suddenly thrown into his eyes!

Xu Yanfeng instinctively closed his eyes, but the lime powder had already dissolved into his eyes!

His eyes burned with pain, just like the two pursuers he had just dealt with.

He never expected that the very trick he used against his enemies would now be used against him!

This was an utter humiliation!

At this moment, in front of Xu Yanfeng, the one who had thrown the lime powder at him was Fang Chen, who had been waiting for a long time.

He had sensed something was amiss in his surroundings earlier.

It was already very late, and it should have been completely silent, with only the sound of his sword practice.

But Fang Chen, in this direction, had heard an unusual noise.

So, he stopped practicing his martial arts and became vigilant, preparing all sorts of tricks to catch people off guard.

He never expected someone would actually try to pick the lock! Fang Chen instinctively threw the lime powder directly at him!

Fang Chen drew his sword.

Strike while the iron is hot!

Attack him!